1846 - 1898
Norris Wright Cuney American Activist
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Details
| First Name |
Norris
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| Middle Name |
Wright
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| Last Name |
Cuney
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| Birthday |
12th May, 1846
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| Birthplace |
Hempstead, Texas
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| Died |
3rd March, 1898
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| Place of Death |
San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
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| Buried |
Lake View Cemetery, Galveston, Texas, U.S. 29°16′52″N 94°49′33″W / 29.28111°N 94.82583°W / 29.28111; -94.82583
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| Zodiac Sign |
Taurus
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Activist
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| Year(s) Active |
1871–1896
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| Official Websites |
http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fcu20
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Norris Wright Cuney, or simply Wright Cuney, (May 12, 1846 – March 3, 1898) was an American politician, businessman, union leader, and African-American activist in Texas. Following the American Civil War, he became active in Galveston politics, serving as an alderman and a national Republican delegate. He was appointed as United States Collector of Customs in 1889 in Galveston. Cuney had the highest-ranking appointed position of any African American in the late 19th-century South. He was a member of the Union League and helped attract black voters to the Republican Party; in the 1890s, more than 100,000 blacks were voting in Texas.
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